Abdel Halim Hafez

Born Abdel Halim Shabaana (عبد الحليم شبانة) in al-Halawaat, Sharkeyya (Delta of Egypt), graduated from the Higher institute of Arabic Music - Composing Department in 1948. For four years, he taught music for school children in Tanta, Zagazeeg and finally Cairo. In 1959, he resigned and joined the Cairo Radio Orchestra as an oboe player.

His first radio broadcast song was “Lekaa". His first appearance on the silver screen was in “Lahn Al-Wafaa”. Abdul Haleem joined “Sawt al-Fann” production company, with the world famous composer Abdul Wahhaab and director of photography Waheed Fareed, which produced a great number of films and audio works.

His acting was characterized with simplicity and spontaneity. Haleem did not only sing in Egypt, but also in all of the Arab countries and some European countries. Almost all of the composers of the Arab world composed the music of his songs.

His patriotic songs outnumbered 300 songs and poems. All the Arab audiences still remember some of his famous scenes on the silver screen. Abdel Halim never married, yet rumors say that he was married to superstar Soaad Hosny.

Abdel Halim Hafez is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 19 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes The Farewell Song (1978), Please don't misunderstand me (1973), My Father Is on the Tree (1969), Idol of the Masses (1967), Adham Al-Sharqawi (1964), Alkhataya (1962), A Day of My Life (1961), The Girls in Summer (1960). The recorded credits span 1955 to 1978, including 18 movies and 1 TV show.

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